The year has certainly started with a bang for the Langbecker family. At the Gold Coast’s first attempt at staging their Magic Millions raceday last month, Letitia Langbecker – daughter of Queensland harness racing legend Kevin Thomas – celebrated breeding the winner of the second race when Slippin’ Jimmy (Pariah) scored. One race later Amosu... Read More

One year on from a stunning debut at Inglis Classic, Hunter Valley boutique stud Riverstone Lodge is showing that it was no one-off after a strong first day of this year’s edition, writes Trevor Marshallsea Established in 2023 by former Newgate nominations executive Nick Taylor and backers, Riverstone hit Riverside for their first splash at... Read More

Tony and Calvin McEvoy were the hardest hitters on day one of an Inglis Classic Yearling Sale which resoundingly defied fears of a downturn when the father and son duo snapped up the day’s two highest lots in a $400,000 colt by boom sire Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) and a $360,000 filly by I Am Invincible... Read More

Jamie Melham delivered an emotional win when she steered Another Wil to victory in Saturday’s C.F. Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield, a few days after what would have been the gelding’s late breeder and owner, Col McKenna’s birthday.   Melham, who recently married fellow jockey Ben Melham, guided the five-year-old gelding to his first... Read More

Rich Hill Stud stallion Shocking was provided a brilliant Group 1 double at Te Rapa on Saturday when El Vencedor added a second top-flight victory to his CV in the Herbie Dyke Stakes before Australian raider Here To Shock became the stallion’s fifth individual elite-level winner in the BCD Group Sprint a few races later.  ... Read More